Review of Biblical Literature Blog

Gerry Schoberg,  Perspectives of Jesus in the Writings of Paul: A Historical Examination of Shared Core Commitments with a View to Determini...

Jane Lancaster Patterson,  Keeping the Feast: Metaphors of Sacrifice in 1 Corinthians and Philippians Reviewed by Kenneth Schenck

Mary E. Mills,  Jeremiah: Prophecy in a Time of Crisis Reviewed by Leslie C. Allen

Joel S. Kaminsky and Joel N. Lohr,  The Hebrew Bible for Beginners: A Jewish and Christian Introduction Reviewed by Valeriy A. Alikin Revi...

Michaela Geiger, Ruth Poser, and Charlotte Voß, eds.,  Visionen im Dialog: Der Schluss des Amosbuches (Am 7–9) Reviewed by Lena-Sofia Tieme...

R. Michael Fox,  A Message from the Great King: Reading Malachi in Light of Ancient Persian Royal Messenger Texts from the Time of Xerxes R...

A. Andrew Das,  Galatians Reviewed by Nijay Gupta

John M. G. Barclay,  Pauline Churches and Diaspora Jews Reviewed by Matthew V. Novenson

Ernst Baasland,  Parables and Rhetoric in the Sermon on the Mount: New Approaches to a Classical Text Reviewed by Samuel Lamerson

Azzan Yadin-Israel,  Scripture and Tradition: Rabbi Akiva and the Triumph of Midrash Reviewed by Joshua Schwartz

Jane S. Webster and Glenn S. Holland, eds.,  Teaching the Bible in the Liberal Arts Classroom, Volume 2 Reviewed by John Lanci

Beth M. Stovell, ed.,  Making Sense of Motherhood: Biblical and Theological Perspectives Reviewed by L. Juliana Claassens

Kevin M. McGeough,  The Ancient Near East in the Nineteenth Century: Appreciations and Appropriations: III. Fantasy and Alternative Historie...

James R. Harrison and L. L. Welborn, eds.,  The First Urban Churches 2: Roman Corinth Reviewed by Richard Last Reviewed by B. J. Oropeza

Terry Giles and William J. Doan,  The Story of Naomi—The Book of Ruth: From Gender to Politics Reviewed by Christina Landman

Seulgi L. Byun,  The Influence of Post-biblical Hebrew and Aramaic on the Translator of Septuagint Isaiah Reviewed by Arie van der Kooij

Michael F. Bird,  An Anomalous Jew: Paul among Jews, Greeks, and Romans Reviewed by Mark Harding

Michael Avioz,  Josephus’ Interpretation of the Books of Samuel Reviewed by Jeffrey L. Morrow

Shively T. J. Smith,  Strangers to Family: Diaspora and 1 Peter’s Invention of God’s Household Reviewed by Andrew Mbuvi

Peter H. Rice,  Behold, Your House Is Left to You: The Theological and Narrative Place of the Jerusalem Temple in Luke’s Gospel Reviewed by...

Patrick Pouchelle,  Dieu éducateur: Une novelle approche d’un concept de la théologie biblique entre Bible Hébraïque, Septante et littératur...

Stuart S. Miller,  At the Intersection of Texts and Material Finds: Stepped Pools, Stone Vessels, and Ritual Purity among the Jews of Roman ...

Robert K. McIver,  Mainstream or Marginal? The Matthean Community in Early Christianity Reviewed by Susana de Sola Funsten

Susan Elizabeth Humble,  A Divine Round Trip: The Literary and Christological Function of the Descent/Ascent Leitmotif in the Gospel of John...

Brian R. Doak,  Phoenician Aniconism in Its Mediterranean and Ancient Near Eastern Contexts Reviewed by Christopher B. Hays Reviewed by Mi...

Corrine Carvalho,  Reading Jeremiah: A Literary and Theological Commentary Reviewed by Marvin A. Sweeney

Sean Adams,  The Genre of Acts and Collected Biography Reviewed by Brian C. Small

Verlyn D. Verbrugge and Keith R. Krell,  Paul and Money: A Biblical and Theological Analysis of the Apostle’s Teachings and Practices Revie...

R. S. Sugirtharajah, ed.,  Voices from the Margin: Interpreting the Bible in the Third World, 25th Anniversary Edition Reviewed by Nāsili V...

Max Rogland,  Haggai and Zechariah 1–8: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text Reviewed by Al Wolters

Ilaria L. E. Ramelli,  Evagrius’s Kephalaia Gnostika: A New Translation of the Unreformed Text from the Syriac Reviewed by Jonathan Douglas...

Marco Pavan,  “He Remembered That They Were but Flesh, a Breath That Passes and Does Not Return”: The Theme of Memory and Forgetting in the ...

Laurențiu Moț,  Morphological and Syntactical Irregularities in the Book of Revelation: A Greek Hypothesis Reviewed by Juan Hernandez Jr.

Norman K. Gottwald,  Social Justice and the Hebrew Bible: Volume 1 Reviewed by Gerald O. West

Michael J. Gorman,  The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant: A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement Reviewed by David S. ...

Greg Forbes and Scott Harrower,  Raised from Obscurity: A Narratival and Theological Study of the Characterization of Women in Luke-Acts Re...

Katharine J. Dell,  Job: Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? Reviewed by Philippe Guillaume

Eric C. Smith,  Foucault’s Heterotopia in Christian Catacombs: Constructing Spaces and Symbols in Ancient Rome Reviewed by Valérie Nicolet

Marvin Lloyd Miller,  Performances of Ancient Jewish Letters: From Elephantine to MMT Reviewed by Jason M. Silverman

M. David Litwa,  Refutation of All Heresies Reviewed by Simon Gathercole

Jonathan Klawans,  Josephus and the Theologies of Ancient Judaism Reviewed by Phillip Michael Sherman

James K. Hoffmeier, Alan R. Millard, and Gary A. Rendsburg, eds.,  “Did I Not Bring Israel Out of Egypt?”: Biblical, Archaeological, and Egy...

Christian Blumenthal,  Gott im Markusevangelium: Wort und Gegenwart Gottes bei Markus Reviewed by Steffen Jöris

Carla Swafford Works,  The Church in the Wilderness: Paul’s Use of Exodus Traditions in 1 Corinthians Reviewed by Glenn Snyder

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza,  1 Peter: Reading against the Grain Reviewed by Andrew Mbuvi

Vernon K. Robbins, Robert H. von Thaden Jr., and Bart B. Bruehler, eds.,  Foundations for Sociorhetorical Exploration: A Rhetoric of Religio...

Eva Mroczek,  The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity Reviewed by Matthew V. Novenson

Lee Martin McDonald,  The Story of Jesus in History and Faith: An Introduction Reviewed by Matthew C. Baldwin

Reinhard G. Kratz,  The Prophets of Israel Reviewed by Nathan Mastnjak

Philip Harland, ed.,  Greco-Roman Associations: Texts, Translations, and Commentary: II. North Coast of the Black Sea, Asia Minor Reviewed ...

Mark Grundeken and Joseph Verheyden, eds.,  Early Christian Communities between Ideal and Reality Reviewed by Matthijs den Dulk

Timothy D. Finlay and William Yarchin, eds.,  The Genre of Biblical Commentary: Essays in Honor of John E. Hartley on the Occasion of His 75...

Mark G. Brett,  Political Trauma and Healing: Biblical Ethics for a Postcolonial World Reviewed by Mark R. Glanville

Allen P. Ross,  A Commentary on the Psalms: Volume 3 (90–150) Reviewed by J. Clinton McCann Jr.

Stanley E. Porter and Bryan R. Dyer, eds.,  The Synoptic Problem: Four Views Reviewed by Robert K. MacEwen

Mogens Müller and Jesper Tang Nielsen, eds.,  Luke’s Literary Creativity Reviewed by Nils Neumann

Jörg Jeremias,  Theologie des Alten Testaments Reviewed by Jordan M. Scheetz

John Jarick, ed.,  SOTS at 100: Centennial Essays of the Society for Old Testament Study Reviewed by Corrine Carvalho

Ronald Hendel,  Steps to a New Edition of the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Arie van der Kooij

Lester L. Grabbe,  1 and 2 Kings: History and Story in Ancient Israel Reviewed by Steven L. McKenzie

Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder,  When Momma Speaks: The Bible and Motherhood from a Womanist Perspective Reviewed by Kimberly Russaw

Colleen M. Conway,  Sex and Slaughter in the Tent of Jael: A Cultural History of a Biblical Story Reviewed by Gregory Mobley

Timothy A. Brookins and Bruce W. Longenecker,  1 Corinthians 10–16: A Handbook on the Greek Text Reviewed by James D. Romano

Gary Yamasaki,  Insights from Filmmaking for Analyzing Biblical Narrative Reviewed by Steve A. Wiggins

Hans de Wit and Janet Dyk, eds.,  Bible and Transformation: The Promise of Intercultural Bible Reading Reviewed by Jione Havea

Harry O. Maier,  Picturing Paul in Empire: Imperial Image, Text and Persuasion in Colossians, Ephesians and the Pastoral Epistles Reviewed ...

Jeremy D. Lyon,  Qumran Interpretation of the Genesis Flood Reviewed by Jonathan M. Potter

Reinhard G. Kratz,  Historical and Biblical Israel: The History, Tradition, and Archives of Israel and Judah Reviewed by Brad E. Kelle

Jonathan G. Kline,  Allusive Soundplay in the Hebrew Bible Reviewed by Thomas P. McCreesh, O.P.

Matthew Harmon and Jay E. Smith, eds.,  Studies in the Pauline Epistles: Essays in Honor of Douglas J. Moo Reviewed by H. H. Drake Williams...

Susanna Elm,  Sons of Hellenism, Fathers of the Church: Emperor Julian, Gregory of Nazianzus, and the Vision of Rome Reviewed by Andrew R. ...

Patrick T. Egan,  Ecclesiology and the Scriptural Narrative of 1 Peter Reviewed by Torrey Seland

Alan J. Bale,  Genre and Narrative Coherence in the Acts of the Apostles Reviewed by Loveday Alexander

Géza G. Xeravits and Peter Porzig,  Einführung in die Qumranliteratur Reviewed by Pieter B. Hartog

Ada Taggar-Cohen and Roy E. Gane, eds.,  Current Issues in Priestly and Related Literature: The Legacy of Jacob Milgrom and Beyond Reviewed...